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Amsterdams Scheepvaart Museum
(www.scheepvaartmuseum.nl)
The Amsterdam
Maritime Museum, around 500 replica ships are on display here and you can
relive the glorious maritime past of the country with the help of old sea
charts and other exhibits. In front of the Museum the reconstruction of the
East Indies clipper “Amsterdam” is moored which can also be visited.
kattenburgerplein 1-7
Bus numbers 22, 32 - Tram 20
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Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam
(www.VanGoghMuseum.nl)
Paulus Potterstraat,7
The Van Gogh Museum is located on the Museumplein in Amsterdam, between the
Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Museum. The entrance to the Van Gogh Museum is at
Paulus Potterstraat, number 7. The museum can be reached with trams 2 and 5 and
20 from Central Station. The museum is easily accessible for the disabled. All
floors can be reached by lift; wheelchairs and buggies are available free of
charge.
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Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam
(www.RijksMuseum.nl)
Rijksmuseum is the country's premier art museum and an easy place to
overdose on old masters. The museum contains Amsterdam's greatest art and
historical collections As well as works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals and Steen,
there are dollhouses, delftware, Asiatic art, changing displays of prints and
drawings and special travelling exhibitions. The museum is far too big to
absorb in one visit- it pays to be selective and you can return as often as you
like for free if you invest a Museumjaarkaart, or Museum Card.
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Stedelijk museum
Amsterdam (www.stedelijk.nl)
The Stedelijk Museum is one of Europe's most important museums for modern
and contemporary art. It is a dynamic museum that closely follows developments
in art, particularly those of the second half of the 20th century, with a
comprehensive exhibition programme. The collection of paintings and sculptures,
drawings, prints, photography, graphic design, applied arts and new media is
world-renowned.
The Museum is known for its trend-setting and discussion-provoking exhibitions:
both large retrospectives of famous modern and contemporary artists and smaller
presentations of, for instance, young artists. At the same time, a changing
selection from the permanent collection is to be seen in various arrangements.
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Portuguese Synagogue Amsterdam
(www.esnoga.com)
Synagogue from 1675, erected by Jews who fled from Spain/Portugal in the 15th
century. This building is completely intact despite the German occupation. The
lighting inside is done by the (over 1,000) candles only.
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Anne Frankhuis
Amsterdam (www.AnneFrank.nl)
Anne Frank was one of the Jewish victims of Nazi persecution during the second
world war. After Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands in 1940, increasingly
severe anti-Jewish measures began here as well. The Frank family tried to
escape by going into hiding. On July 1942, Otto Frank, Edith Frank-Hollander
and their daughters Margot and Anne hid in this building on the Prinsengracht.
They where later joined by Mr. and Mrs Daan, their sun Peter and Mr. Dussel.
The building consists of two parts: a front house and a back anex. Otto
Frank's business was located in the front house. The uppermost floors of
the back anexe became the hiding place. After more than two years the group was
betrayed and deported. Anne and Margot died of typhes in in March 1945, only a
few weeks before this concentration camp was liberated. Otto Frank, the only
member of the group to survive, returned after the war.
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KIT Kindermuseum
(www.kit.nl/kindermuseum)
Tropenmuseum, Linnaeusstraat 2
KIT Kindermuseum makes exhibitions for children aged from six to twelve, within
the objectives of KIT Tropenmuseum and KIT as a whole, and has done so for 25
years. The Kindermuseum continually seeks new and improved forms to bring
contemporary non-Western cultures to life for every one of its visitors. The
Kindermuseum's method, whereby children bring the exhibition to life under
expert guidance, and the high quality of the museum as a whole, make it unique
in Europe, and perhaps in the world. It is this quality that the Kindermuseum
sees as the basis of its existence. It is founded on very thorough preparatory
research and the continuous discussion of all elements of the work.
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De Nieuwe Kerk
Amsterdam (www.nieuwekerk.nl)
De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam is famous for its much talked-about exhibitions.
With close to 500,000 visitors per year, the church is one of the most attended
exhibition locations in the Netherlands. The large-scale exhibitions on
treasuresfrom other countries, cultures and religions are a household term to
many people.
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Madame Tussaud
Amsterdam (www.Madame-Tussauds.com)
The glory of Holland's Golden Age, is the focus of this unique wax museum.
Moving wax figures depict a historical journey through Holland.
The special effects help to create a vivid impression of life in Holland.
Madame Tussaud's Amsterdam Dam 20,1012 NP Amsterdam
Phone: 31-020-523-0623
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Rembrandt House
Amsterdam (www.rembrandthuis.nl)
The house was lived in by Rembrandt for over 20 years and now contains
engravings made by this famous artist. Another must-see cultural attraction
when in Amsterdam
Jodenbreestraat 4-6, 1011 NK Amsterdam
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Canal
Houses
Old canal houses are very popular in Amsterdam. Some of these narrow buildings
are 500 years old. They lean at very odd angles, adding a certain charm to the
city. Once taxes were assessed by the size of the frontage, forcing the thrifty
Dutch to build their homes very narrow. Some canal houses are barely wider than
the front door! Amsterdam now has strict regulations prohibiting new
construction in the historic area (practically the whole central city). So
ongoing renovations keep the houses livable. Restored canal houses can be worth
millions of dollars.
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Vondelpark
The largest park of the city, close to the Leidseplein and the big museums and
by far the most popular with visitors and locals alike, especially during
summer and on sunny winterdays. As you would expect, the park is always alive
with skaters, joggers and all sorts of street performers. In the summer the
Vondelpark open air theater stages regular performances.
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Bloemenmarkt
Located on the Singel Canal, Amsterdam's impressive world-famous floating
flower market is a unique shopping experience not to be missed. A Mecca for
anyone in search of trees, plants, shrubs, herbs or flowers, the market is open
for business six days a week.
Singel
Canal, Amsterdam
The Waterloo-square
The name "Waterlooplein", which translates as "Waterloo
Square", was used for the first time in 1880, when the city filled in two
canals, the "Leprozengracht" and the "Houtgracht", forming
a new square.
The original outdoor market dates from 1893 when the mostly Jewish market, then
located on and around the "Jodenbreestraat"with other stalls on
surrounding streets, was forced by the government to move on to Waterloo Square
itself. The forced move aroused some strong feelings.
In 1977 the "Waterlooplein" market was forced to temporarily relocate
to permit construction of a new Townhall at Waterloo Square on the
"Rapenburgerstraat". This caused an uproar among the market's
merchants, but nonetheless the market was moved with the promise that it could
return to new and improved quarters when the Town hall construction was
completed. The present location of the Waterloo Square Flea Market is, as
promised, located behind Amsterdam's Town Hall and is limited to 300 stalls
offering an incredible variety of items from rare books to American blue jeans.
The market is open six days a week, being closed on Sunday.
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Zaanse Schans
(35 KM from Amsterdam) (www.zaanseschans.nl)
The Zaanse Schans is a delightful old hamlet on the banks of the river Zaan
with characteristic green wooden houses, charming styalised gardens, small
hump-backed bridges, tradesmen’s workshops, historic windmills and engaging
little shops. This enchanting hamlet gives an excellent impression of how a
typical Zaanse village must have looked like in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. Apart from the cluster of windmills and houses there are also
several museums, restaurants and a visitors’ centre to be found as well as the
possibility of taking a boat trip on the river. The Zaanse Schans has become
one of the top tourist destinations in the Netherlands, there is no entrance
fee and is open all year.
Keukenhof "Flower Garden"
(25 KM form Amsterdam)(www.keukenhof.nl)
In the spring Keukenhof is naturally The flower attraction of Holland.
In the 32 ha park millions of bulb flowers bloom in all colors of the rainbow
for eight weeks. Keukenhof is situated between Amsterdam and The Hague, Haarlem
and Leiden.
From Amsterdam, take the A4 toward The Hague, exit N207 toward Lisse.
From The Hague, take the A44 toward Amsterdam, exit N208 toward Lisse; or on
the A4, exit N207. As you near the park, signs are posted giving clear
directions to Keukenhof.
Madurodam - Den Haag
(www.madurodam.nl)
Among many other attractions, miniature city Madurodam boasts the canal
houses of Amsterdam, the Alkmaar cheese market and parts of the Delta Works,
all replicated in minute detail on a 1:25 scale.
Watch windmills turn, ships sail and modern trains traverse the city on the
world's largest miniature railway
Marken
(20 KM from Amsterdam)
Volendam (35 KM from Amsterdam)
Efteling (100 KM from Amsterdam)
Dolfinarium
Hardewijk
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